Welcome to the CPA UK Opportunities and Vacancies page

CPA UK offers a range of career opportunities, from programme and project management, communications, and administration. We give people the unique opportunity to support international leaders in capacity building from our office located in the Palace of Westminster. CPA UK is located in the heart of Parliament, with flexible remote-working arrangements. A diplomatic and sensitive approach is required and all roles have an administrative component.  

For more information about our team and Executive Committee, meet the Team here.

Sarah Dickson, Chief Executive of CPA UK, shares a few words about our values

"I joined the organisation in January 2024, and when I first joined, everybody spoke about how much of a cohesive team this is. One of our values is teamwork and professionalism. Everybody helps everybody out, and we all work together towards a common goal.

We're also a publicly funded body, and the team has showcased our other value, commitment to delivery and accountability to what we do. That's because we want to show value for money in how we deliver projects.

CPA UK is an organisation that works globally across the commonwealth, and the commonwealth represents a real diversity and variety of countries, and we also represent a diversity within the UK Parliament. So we, as a team, have the values of diversity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do, so we can show that we are reflective of the whole of the UK Parliament and also relate to those countries across the globe."

Benefits of working for CPA UK

• Generous annual leave
• Member of Civil Service Pension Scheme
• Flexible working
• Starter Buddy Scheme
• Mental Health & Wellbeing focused
• Diverse team

CPA UK Values

• Teamwork & Professionalism
• Commitment
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Accountability

All our vacancies will be posted here. Please check this page regularly for new vacancies, or follow us on social media here.

Current Vacancies

Strategic Lead, UK Overseas Territories Project, International Partnerships Team

This position is maternity cover – Likely to start March 2025 for a minimum of 6 months with the possibility of extension.

Band B1 £41,340 (entry level) - £47,975 (maximum) per annum. Appointment is normally made at entry level

The UK Overseas Territories Project is funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Overseas Territories and Polar Department’s (OTPD) International Programme. The funding cycle for Phase 1 run from March 2016 until March 2020. The funding for Phase 2 runs from April 2020 to March 2025.  Funding will be requested for an additional year to March 2026 with opportunity to plan for a further multiyear project.

This role sits within the International Partnerships Team at CPA UK.  The Strategic Lead for the UKOTP is responsible for and leads the strategic development and implementation of the Project overseeing and coordinating the planning, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of the project. The post holder will also be responsible for managing programme expenditure against budget and reporting to the Head of International Partnerships, CPA UK’s Chief Executive, the FCDO and to a Project Board made of senior stakeholders. The project is currently delivered by a team of 4 staff.   With CPA UK as lead Consortium partner, they are responsible for managing the relationship and contributions of the two external partners on the project as well as sustaining and managing relationships with parliamentary, national and international stakeholders. This role requires a high degree of initiative and autonomy and has the responsibility of managing complex relationships with senior project partners and beneficiaries in often sensitive contexts. 

Full details including the job description can be found here.

To apply, please refer carefully to the guidance pack and then complete the following online application form.

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Important information

• You are advised to complete your application in a Word document and then paste your answers into the form to avoid any loss.
• Please note if a completed online application form is not returned, your application will not be put forward to the sifting panel.
• CPA UK carries out anonymised recruitment to continue to build a diverse and inclusive workforce. Your personal information (i.e. your name) will be concealed during the sifting phase and only the names of those who are being invited for interviews will be made known to the panel.
• Roles may be considered for job share or flexible working.
• You will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. To apply for this role, you must have lived in the UK for three years out of the past five. This is to comply with nationality checks and parliamentary security eligibility criteria.
• For information on Civil Service Pensions – click here.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 12th January 23:55 2025. All submissions must be delivered by that time. Applicants are advised that late submissions will not be considered.

Virtual interviews (using Microsoft Teams) will be held in the w/c 27th of January 2025. There may be a written exercise and/or presentation included as part of the selection process. If you have not received an invitation to interview prior to the dates of interview, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted. It is hoped that the successful candidates will take up the role as soon as possible following completion of all relevant checks including security clearance.

Recently Closed Vacancies

Election/Campaign Analyst & Political/Legal Analyst - closed 16 September. For full details, click here.

Communications Manager - closed Sunday 28 July. For full details, visit the Job Specification.

Youth Parliament Participant - closed Sunday 7 July. For more information contact: Seyi Afolabi at afolabis@parliament.uk

Election Analyst - closed Wednesday 5 June 2024. For full details, click here..

Project Assistant - closed Wednesday 21 February 2024. For full details, visit here.

Work Experience - closed Sunday 23 July. For more information, visit here.

Programme Officer, International Partnerships Team - closed Monday 10 July. For full details, please see the Job Description.

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CPA UK has been accredited at a Gold Level by Investors In People.

The Investors in People Standard is the benchmark of good people management practice.